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Benchmark your business performance
Use benchmarking to measure your business performance against that of your competitors as a focus for your growth strategy
Competitor analysis
Performance metrics you can use to analyse your competitors, and how to use this information to inform your business decisions
Financial risk
Understand the main types of financial risks to your business and find ways to mitigate and reduce them
Strategies to help you manage business risk
Common strategies for treating the risks to your business are avoidance, acceptance, sharing, reduction and elimination
Problems with growth: overtrading
Overtrading and lack of finance are common problems in a fast-growing business - here's how to overcome them
What is a standard?
Find out what a standard is, the types of standards that exist, and whether your business needs one
Business benefits of standards
Find out how using standards can boost your business' efficiency, access to markets, compliance and competitiveness
Paper manufacturing and land contamination
Dealing with land pollution at paper and cardboard sites, and how you can avoid causing land contamination.
Business growth and premises
As your business grows and takes in more staff, you may need to assess your options for larger business premises
Paper manufacturing and water and sewer discharge
Preventing water pollution from paper and cardboard production, and authorisations needed for discharges to water.
Paper manufacturing and air pollution
Types of air pollution from paper and cardboard production, and what you must do to reduce or prevent it.
Paper manufacturing and noise pollution
What your business must do to reduce or prevent noise pollution from your paper and cardboard production.
Choose between single or multiple supplier strategy
Advantages and disadvantages of single sourcing vs multiple sources of supply, and when two or more suppliers may be better than one.
Business growth: developing skills
Developing effective leadership skills and making the most of other people's abilities can help you grow your business
Strategic risk
What is strategic risk management and how to identify and mitigate strategic risks in your business
Business growth: cashflow management
Cashflow issues are common in growing businesses - here's how to control working capital and manage finances for growth
Prevent and reduce business risk
Reducing risk to business involves putting in place processes and methods to deal with the consequences of an adverse event
Business growth: market research
Use market research to drive business growth and innovation and to stay ahead of the competition
Business growth strategy and planning
Maximise the chances of business growth success by carefully planning your growth strategy
Compliance and regulatory risk
How to identify and manage compliance and regulatory risks in your business